Doug Walton (DOB-4.2009)The Driving Force of Whitehorse Diving Club

Doug was associated with diving at Box Hill as a competitor and as a coach and committee member since 1957. He was also the dive coach for Camberwell Girls Grammar. In his younger days he competed at State and National levels receiving State National medals. He was a qualified and accredited Level Two Diving Coach and had a degree in Psychology.

Over the years he helped produce and influence such divers as:

Elizabeth Jack

Commonwealth Games representative

Canadian Olympic Diving coach

Director Tasmania Institute of Sport

Emma Campbell

Australian Gold Medallist

World Age Group Champion

Meredith Boardmam

Australian Gold Medallist

World Age Group Champion

Luke Jones

Australian Age Group Gold Medallist

World Age Group Representative

Year 2000 team Member

Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder

AIS scholarship holder

Leisel Ischia

Victorian Age Group title holder

Gold, Silver and Bronze medallist Australian Age Group

Year 2000 team Member

Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder

2002 Commonwealth Games Team, Manchester

Scott Robertson

State and National Champion and medallist

World Junior representative and medallist 2002 Germany and 2004 Brazil

2006 Commonwealth Games Team

2006 International Grand Prix Diving series team member and medallist in Europe, China, and North America

2008 Beijing Olympic team member

Current Australian Institute of Sport Scholarship holder

Doug has been a tremendous influence at Whitehorse Diving Club and will be sorely missed.